Kreisberg continued: "We're excited to be part of this real shift in the TV landscape that includes SHIELD and hopefully for next season Gotham and Constantine, and even the Daredevil show, which I'm really excited about.

"We really feel like a rising tide lifts all ships, so the more comic book adaptations the better!"

Arrow returns on January 15 on The CW in the US. Sky1 airs the program in the UK.

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